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Beyond VC: Funding Options for Early-Stage Startups

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This is also the time when a lot of entrepreneurs wrestle with their plans for the next year, asking themselves: Where should I bet big? The post Beyond VC: Funding Options for Early-Stage Startups appeared first on The Gust Blog. Are the growth targets right? How am I going to pay for all these. Read more >.

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New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs

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The good news is that he is all about helping early-stage startups. The hard part for entrepreneurs is figuring out what it takes to play. Early-stage startup. Every startup is early-stage to someone. For VCs, early-stage means customer revenue is less than $10M.

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How important is a video pitch to investors for an early stage start-up?

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The reason for this is that despite all protestations to the contrary, angel investors to a large extent react on a somewhat intuitive basis, with their faith in the entrepreneur personally being one of the most important factors in their decision process. In the context of an organized group of angel investors, it is even more important.

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Digital.NYC: The First Ecosystem Hub

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This exposure helps in recruiting entrepreneurs for their rapidly growing Global Entrepreneur Program , as well their integrated suite of cloud services targeted towards tech and startup community members. For Gust, Digital.NYC represents a new paradigm for connecting the early-stage ecosystem.

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Public Company Executives Rarely Adapt To A Startup

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In reality, very few executives or professional stars from large corporations survive in the early-stage startup environment. This attitude sows division and mistrust at exactly the early stages when the business most needs to build precious esprit de corps. Invested Interests corporate executive entrepreneur startup'

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

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However, there is actually much more to Gust than is apparent on the surface, or even from the viewpoint of a current user (either entrepreneur or investor). As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry.

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A Startup Advisory Board Dream Team is Priceless

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I recommend that every early-stage startup find three Advisory Board members. Sharing of their experience with next generation of entrepreneurs. These should be carefully selected, with a proven track record, willing and available to help, and be completely trustworthy. Make sure they are willing to check their egos at the door.